Dmitri Matheny

Celebrated for his warm tone, soaring lyricism and masterful technique, American musician DMITRI MATHENY [?the ?rst breakthrough ?ugelhornist since Chuck Mangione? ?San Jose Mercury News], has been voted ?Best New Artist? in the JazzIz Readers Poll and ?Talent Deserving Wider Recognition? in the Down Beat International Critics Poll. Matheny is an honors graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Berklee College of Music, Boston. Following private studies with Carmine Caruso in New York City, Matheny was

technique, American musician DMITRI MATHENY [?the ?rst
breakthrough ?ugelhornist since Chuck Mangione? ?San Jose
Mercury News], has been voted ?Best New Artist? in the JazzIz
Readers Poll and ?Talent Deserving Wider Recognition? in the
Down Beat International Critics Poll.

Matheny is an honors graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy
and the Berklee College of Music, Boston. Following private
studies with Carmine Caruso in New York City, Matheny was
the prot?g? of the legendary Art Farmer with whom he studied for
ten years. Matheny has toured extensively as a soloist and
bandleader throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He has
traveled to 19 countries and has performed with a ?who's who? of
jazz luminaries.

Matheny's discography includes over 50 compact discs on which
he appears as a composer, arranger, producer and ?ugelhorn
soloist. He has released nine critically-acclaimed albums as a
leader: Red Re?ections [1995], Penumbra [1996], Starlight Cafe
[1998], Santa's Got a Brand New Bag [2000], Nocturne (2005),
The SnowCat [2006], Spiritu Sancto [2007], Best of Dmitri
Matheny [2008] and Grant & Matheny (2010).